Albus Dumbledore

Character in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince From: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Hogwarts Headmaster; wise mentor providing philosophical insights and revelations about Horcruxes

318 quotes

"I have walked for some time now in pleasant company."
Friendship
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
Death
"A Horcrux is the complete opposite of Lily's sacrifice."
Power
"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all those who live without love."
Love
"Voldemort split his soul."
"Is it not curious how the human spirit does not always travel with the human body."
Philosophy
"Sometimes it is our choices that make us who we are."
"The memory is a curious thing."
Wisdom
"He cannot love, that was his great and fatal flaw."
Love
"You are protected by an ancient magic."
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
Wisdom
"Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."
Courage
"It is impossible to manufacture or imitate genuine love."
Love
"Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic."
"Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery."
Wisdom
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
Courage
"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all, those who live without love."
Love
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
Happiness
"You are the last and the best of the Peverells, if all you say is true."
Family
"The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed."
Wisdom
"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave."
"I was not aware that it was possible to torture Muggles."
Justice
"And anyway, it's not much of a secret if I tell you."
Humor
"Ah, music, a magic beyond all we do here."
Music
"It is important to fight and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then can evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated."
Perseverance
"The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution."
Truth
"Ah, I see the gleam in your eye, Harry. Let us discuss elementals."
Education
"Even Muggles notice when they lose a child at birth."
Life
"The very heart of the castle has been opened."
"I am not worried, Harry. I am with you."
Friendship